Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
SLEDs dotted the hills this week.
CIRcU1T Court next Tuesday,


C1RcU1r COURT next Tuesday,
REMEMBER your new resolutions.
THREE cheers for our fair ladies.
Born-A Mustache-Enquire at VIII
liams Drug Store.
FEW persons escaped falls while the
sleet covered the pavements.
A NEW moon sheds her silvery beams
over the earth, or part OF 1t.
MIR. W A. Pitzer has been reelected
Secretary of the Board of Education
Railroad accidents increase in num-
Der during this cold, sleety weather.
THE local ice dealer smiles pleasantly
He is thinking of the Summer ice bills
WAITE, Martinsburgs favorite
commedian is approaching our view.
TRAMPs are too numerous. Several
were offered work this week, but re-
fused to accept it.
APLEAsANr surprise party was given TO
by their country friends.
NEW YEAR eve many persons wit
messed incessant lightning in the heav-
ems. Some of the flashes were quite
vivid. e--
Holy Communion IN the Lutheran
Church, to morrow, Sunday, at 10:45.
Preparatory Service to-day, Saturday,
at 1920.
MR.. f. THOMPSON, of the firm
of Thompson 81 Tabler, spent several
days in Baltimore, laying in new
stock of clothing
1T is said that one-third of the chill
dren of the Mormons in Utah are out
spoken infidels. 1t is strange that the
whole of them are not.
THE week of prayer was grand
success. The exercises were entertain
ing and largely attended. Tomorrow
night Rev. f. M. Woods breaches the
closing sermon, in the M. E. Church.
THE old School Board retires,
bearing with them the best wishes
and endorsement of the people.
"Well done, good and faithful SER
wants." may be said of them.
WE were glad to greet our genial
friend, Mr.. p. G. Curtis, on Monday.
Crum had been confined to led with Sc
we're illness for three weeks. He is not
quite we'll yet, but is rapidly improving.
jim PICKETT, notorious rough
and confidence man of .Hagerstown,
was shot and killed in Curran's sa-
loon, in that city on Wednesday by
Mr.. Brown, Pickett was we'll
known in this valley.
THE earthquake that stirred up
Maryland and Jefferson county people,
was distinctly felt here by several of
our citizens. The noise, which resem-
bled great rush of wind, occurred about
2o'clock Wednesday morning.
AMONG the visitors at the reception
given by the slogan Invincibles" in
Baltimore, on New Year Day, we no.
ticed in the American, the name of Mr..
J. w. DeGrange. Will generally gets
there, to use slang phrase.
Mr.. WILL GERLING, after stay in
California, Nebraska and Mexico,
has returned home. He likes West
Virginia hills and streams and peo-
pie better than recent acquaintance
and scenes. Well, after all there is
no place like home.
MAYOR LAMBERT and the fire COM
pany speak any other than kind words
of their treatment by the Shepherds
town fremen, regarding the prize
awarded to the largest company pres.
emit. We hardly believe Shepherdstown
is to blame.
THE Y. M. G. A. Concert which was
postponed will occur next Thursday
night in the Central Opera House. The
progrom will be very interesting and we
hope large audience may be present.
Admission 25 cents.
p. S.-Since the above was put in
type, we have been informed that the
concert has been indefinitely postponed,
owing to a series of union meetings to
be held next week at the Central Opera
House.